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@tamirdresher
tamirdresher
opened on Mar 7, 2026

ADO Integration Enhancement: Configurable Work Item Types & Area Paths

Background

During external testing of the ADO platform adapter (PR #191), testers discovered that different ADO organizations use different work item types and project configurations:

  • WDATP project uses custom locked-down types (Stories category is literally named "Do not create work items in this project")
  • OS project uses Scenario instead of User Story
  • Standard ADO projects may use User Story, Bug, Task, etc.

Currently Squad hardcodes User Story as the work item type. This breaks in any non-standard ADO project.

Proposed Enhancements

P0 — Configurable work item type

  • Add workItemType option to squad config (e.g., workItemType: "Scenario" in squad.config.ts)
  • Auto-detect available work item types by querying the ADO process template
  • Fall back to User Story if not configured

P1 — Area path configuration

  • Add areaPath option to squad config so work items land in the correct team backlog
  • Current behavior: uses project default area path

P1 — Iteration path support

  • Map sprints/iterations for ADO work items
  • Allows work items to appear in the correct sprint board

P2 — Process template introspection

  • Query the ADO process template to discover available work item types, fields, and states dynamically
  • Handle ReadOnly fields gracefully (like WDATP's Activity field on Task Items)

Test Results Reference

Full test results: https://github.com/tamirdresher_microsoft/tamresearch1/issues/14

10/13 tests passed. 3 blocked by WDATP project restrictions (not Squad bugs).
3 bugs found during testing were already fixed in PR #191:

  1. ✅ GitHub workflows generated in ADO repos — fixed (init skips for ADO)
  2. ✅ No platform indicator in config — fixed (adds "platform": "azure-devops")
  3. ✅ MCP template references Trello — fixed (platform-appropriate examples)

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  3. github-actions commented on Mar 7, 2026

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    📋 Assigned to Fenster (Core Dev)

    Issue: #240 — feat: ADO configurable work item types, area paths, and iteration support

    Fenster will pick this up in the next Copilot session.

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    Otherwise, start a Copilot session and say:
    Fenster, work on issue #240

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  5. github-actions commented on Mar 7, 2026

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    🏗️ Squad Triage — Keaton (Lead)

    Issue: #240 — feat: ADO configurable work item types, area paths, and iteration support
    Assigned to: Hockney (Tester)
    Reason: Issue relates to testing/quality work

    @copilot evaluation: 🔴 Not suitable — issue involves work outside the coding agent's capability profile.

    Team roster:

    • Keaton (Lead) → label: squad:keaton
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  12. github-actions commented on Mar 13, 2026

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    📋 Assigned to EECOM (Core Dev)

    Issue: #240 — feat: ADO configurable work item types, area paths, and iteration support

    EECOM will pick this up in the next Copilot session.

    For Copilot coding agent: If enabled, this issue will be worked automatically.
    Otherwise, start a Copilot session and say:
    EECOM, work on issue #240

  13. tamirdresher
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    docs: add documentation for ADO configurable work items (github#240)

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    docs: add documentation for ADO configurable work items (#240)

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    ADO configurable work item types (#444)

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  15. diberry commented on Mar 31, 2026

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    🔄 Ralph status: Feature — ADO configurable work items. No PR. Backlog — depends on ADO PRD #581.

  16. bradygaster commented on Apr 12, 2026

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    on Apr 12, 2026
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    ADO support scope is now captured in #581 (PRD: ADO-Driven Squadding). Closing this in favor of that comprehensive issue. The configurable work item types and area paths will be part of that effort.

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